New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-19
GREENWELL COOLLY DENIES.
NOT GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF WEEKS.
MILLER rEsTIFIEs IN BEHALF OF THE PRIsoNER-
AL TILE EVIDENCE GIVEN.

MILLER TggTIFIEs IN BEHALF OF THE PRISONER
ALL THE EVIDENCE GIVEN.
The evidence in the Greenwich murder trial was al,
taken yesterday Brooklyn, and to-day the lawyers W"
sum ND and the case will be given to the jury Inc pr"s
ecution was continued by the evidence OF 1eorso
Moehripeer OF No So McDouga ST., to the elect tbat
Graenwe worked for him in January and lived at MS
house Mrs Moehringer gave Similar eNuence Oon
ductor s. W. Dixon, employed on Raph-aVe car 'eS'
fed that ON the morning Of the murder TWO passeheoi
GOT on his car In Broadway near stuyVesantaVe' a'
1o17 He identified Greenwich and Miller as the men.
craon,eu wore Prince Albert coat. Mr.. Weekss coat
was identified by Policeman Buchanan. who found 1t In
vacant LOT between the house and stuy' esantave inc
morning after the murder Police Inspector Reilly test-
fed that Greenwel denied having ever been In BROOKLYN
before his arrest
The prosecution closed with the exception OF one WIZ
ness who was absent, and Edward MeCaii' Oh AlOan'
made the openng plea the prisoner The evidence Oh
Dr Atwood in regard to the he saw near the weeks
bouse was first contradcted by three Witnesses VINO 10
rad that he had described the man to them az large
and having n red beard. William H. Donney, OF NO Do
Bowery testified that Greenwich registered on March 10
and got key He did not know whether ne slept tnere
or NOT or when he went to bed John GOrchious of the
como lodginc house. said he saw no nervousness in
Greenwelf after the murder The register showed sa'
he had room which he paid 10 cents on Mrd No. The
same crime as Greenwich was the next witness lie
testified he had known Greenwe since
no made in January He read Of the murder
Of ,6 March but he GSs with Kuo
They crossed the Grand street cry ana drank IN g
mills in Broadway until about 10 O'CLOCK. lhe "i'hos'
continued: -
Krause took me up left side Of Broadway ana sad no
T S1S '49 don't re Know The Of houses
vacant lot lie SAID we c S m no To be AFRAID
hi; pistol SAYING We aSS SS whether E
have been soldier al over S SSr and AM ran
not AFRAID TO s aapI II oc and II vent to gH% and
about ~ O'Clock he came lr and asked me VIA ran 800
a and went TO New.Yofk
On crossexamnntion Miller said no did not see Green
well March To- lilo gave GTeen%s PSo
Cromwell with pistol before the murder nc haa eeen
IN Brooklyn since the murder rre wp an kanso Went to
Jersey City night and Krause said thnt II he knew
S they Se n witness h@a said me house KTaas showed
was in DE Kalbaye. lie admitted that his real name
Frcderck Christian another Of the lodnghous gang
testified that March 20 Greenwich ana huse were VI
his room and Krause was drunk and fell asleep He
there Shot man" ana he seemed TO fight some one IN
and canbt the wtness nv the throat and accused him of
stealing hin money and sad I'll XIII you: killed
1 what TS do 3ferwaT he wanted the to
Brooklyn with hun and said be was armed WIN peCe 81
iron When asked where his revolver was ne ia the
after he shot in Brooklyn he TIRE" III INTO tno
George Zicgler tailor for whom Cromwell worked IN
1854 testified that the prisoner told him he LEFT GermAy
heeause he had killed u man account OF girl lie
always carried a daggerknife. ,,,,,,
sir peryaded the courtroom when OrcenWcA lhil'ch
was called 10 stand His eyes hinked ner' ousy no
he anrweTed the questions. lie said MS real naie ".s
John Theodore Mild He 60 this country IN july
ssI and was arrested In December OF that year on s
pieon OF burglary and served two years In state frse
lie had two immies" pistol and dagger KNIFE WIN
him when arrested . ,t
Did Won shoot Mr. Weeks " was the next question
"NO. sir" with q smile. Ia 49, /, ,,o,,
The prisoner denied that ho was with kTase III ,ooh
lyn on March rs Ho corroborated Chrisans evidence
I'm regard ~ Krauscs threatening to sii him ana
killed man the other day and I'll Kill you lie shlu
ho worked for Moerng IA brooklyn In January; Dut
denied stealing his dog did he go BACK there anu io9
the house and leave his shoes and knife lie hdhitu
going with Miller and krauso Ia jersey CIV 70 TOD sr
YoUngs house after the Weeks murder put denied lhat
he entered the house. although he wore Mr Young hat
when arres cd. When no said he was never III BrOOh}h
AZ the time OF his arrest he meant ne was ne,er I'D DO
Kalbaye He never broke into a house to rob IL no
oiso denied killing In Germany, ana sad ne never
owned a 32-calibre revolver. -, .,.,o,
Moehrng the tailor was recalled for tho prosecution
nfter tho defence closed and testified tat DTeeh"ei
broke into his house alter he had been anu
he found him IN the gaIe with another man p.Sknk w
some goods Tine men knocked the lamp out OF MS nam
and ran away. found knife and pair OF shoes III
the basement. and believed they belonged 10 peeh"c
The articles were produced and identified -
Chief DrlmmOnd, OF the Socret service bureau u-N
fled that Christian had been arrested Tor cohhteil.e
and that he would not believe him under Oaln